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Satisfy Your Desires 



by Gaining a Knowlege of 
Your Psychic Powers Within 

by 
CAPT. R. D. PARKER 



Author of Physical and Mental Culture; A Psychological Ex- 
perience with the Devil; My Bunkmate and I; What 
is The Mind? Organ Mountains, Etc. 



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Copyright 1915 
by 

CAPT. R. D. PARKER 

Downers Grove, 111. 

U.S.A. 1915 



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SATISFY YOUR DESIRES 

Dear Brothers, Companions and Princes, 

Note this: It is Logical, Philosophical, 
Metaphysical, and deals with Suggestive 
Therapeutics. It teaches mental and physical 
culture, and contains lessons for the cultivation 
of will power, self control and concentration, a 
knowledge of which will enable YOU to be- 
come successful in your pursuits of life. 

This treatise is not intended for so called 
literary people. 

They know, or at least think they do, con- 
siderable about systems of education, — but as 
a rule know very little about themselves. The 
majority of those, the educated, have yet to 
learn from experience that spelling correctly, 
writing grammatically or a knowledge of rhet- 
oric never will be the cause of man finding the 
heaven within, or of his gaining a knowledge 
of his innate powers in order that he may 
satisfy his desires. 

Such conditions can only be brought about 
by the right way of thinking the proper kind 
of thoughts and the right method of action. 



Self preservation is the first law of nature, 
and the pursuit of everyone in life is their own 
happiness. It may be obtained in various 
ways; your inclinations may be good or bad; 
whatever they are you should gain a knowl- 
edge of self and your psychic powers within, 
that by so doing you may be enabled to satisfy 
your desires. 

It took but a few words to express the 
sayings of the greatest teachers of knowledge 
and wisdom of their time and who were known 
as the seven wise men of Greece. He who 
stood first was 
Solon— "Know thyself.'' 
Chilon — "Consider the end." 
Pitticus — "Know thy opportunity." 
Perander — "There is nothing impossible to 

industry." 
Thales — "Security is the percursor of ruin." 
Cheobulus — "Avoid excesses." 
Bias — "Most men are bad." 

Your humble servant teaches: Satisfy your 
desires, but first gain a knowledge of self that 
you may have the right kind of desires. 

"Man, know thyself," is man's only salva- 
tion, either in the physical, mental or spiritual 
world. 

Yours truly, 

Comrade R. D. Parker, 
Downers Grove, 111., U. S. A. 



Man's attributes and the higher actions of 
his life depend upon the control of his mental 
and physical organs. 

Perception precedes mental growth, and 
the first intelligent, intellectual progress of 
man's mental growth was his ability to observe 
and perceive, his observation of events and 
things laid the foundation of his reasoning 
faculties;, then as he progressed he associated 
that which he had observed with its locality, 
and the result was comparison duly installed 
with reason as a basis of all things that might 
be brought about by experience. 

He who consults wisely, then executes his 
purpose with perseverance, will succeed in any 
undertaking. 

Man's conscious life is largely a matter of 
mood — of mind, heart, soul, spirit — causing the 
individual to form habits that for a while may 
be pleasing to the physical body, but eventually 
not only wreck the physical but also the 
mental, spiritual. 

As man is servant or master of his moods, 
he is servant, or master of himself. If his 
spirituality has been properly cultivated, his 
motives will be to do good. 

If he caters to the physical he is liable to 
deaden the spiritual, and his habits will event- 
ually cause him to suffer in the mental as well 
as the physical body. 



The cure of any habit of mind or body must 
be psychological. The cure of disease is a re- 
pair of tissue by nature, which can be brought 
about by normal assimilation, etc. This must 
also be taken into consideration in changing of 
any bad habit. 

All things are based upon cause and effect. 
Effect is the result of cause and cause is the 
progenitor of experience. Experience seldom 
makes mistakes. 

"Truth is mighty and will prevail. ,, "Seek 
ye the truth and it shall make ye free." 

From experience we gain knowledge; 
knowledge can be imparted to others, — but re- 
member your chief knowledge is the result of 
your own experience — but you can profit by the 
experience of others if you will. From knowl- 
edge we gain wisdom, — therefore seek ye 
knowledge and wisdom. 

You learn things by doing them; mental 
attributes are the cause of, and determine the 
effect. 

Schooled to think in the right direction, you 
will have no unpleasant result, and you are 
master of your own destiny; you can think and 
produce your thoughts in action. 

The kingdom of heaven is within you. Seek 
the kingdom of heaven and its enjoyments. 

As a man thinketh so is he. 

Then think of what you need to the ex- 
clusion of everything else and it will be given 
unto you; in other words: 



Ask for what you want, believing, and you 
will receive it. 

Thoughts lead to action — therefore 
thoughts are things. 

Learn to control thoughts. 

A positive person always radiates either 
good or bad influence, the negative person is 
the recipient, and usually burdens himself with 
things needless, and is therefore mentally and 
physically weak. 

Learn to be positive mentally and passive 
physically, — you will be the better for it. 

The person who violates the statutory laws 
is punished by the law; the one who violates 
the laws of nature punishes himself. 

Which is the worse? 

Put yourself in a sound condition physic- 
ally and mentally and then you can think 
right, — and by thinking right will live right, — 
and by so doing will be at peace with God and 
man. 

Then, if your life reflects what you think, 
everything will come your way. Try it and 
then you will have added to your knowledge, 
and be the better for it. 

Factors in the composition of man are: The 
infinite and finite, a spiritual and material, an 
eternal and temporal. 

The finite and temporal factors are mani- 
fested in the limitations and necessities im- 
posed upon us by our earthly or material ex- 
istence. 



Choice is the creator, and our sole inher- 
itance is the product of our deeds. 

Every sin or violation of natural laws 
brings its own punishment. 

"Whatsoever ye sow that shall ye reap." 

If your present conditions are satisfactory, 
you can assist others by a knowledge of the 
lessons in this work. If not, comparisons 
would be a waste of time and would bring you 
no relief. What you want to know is how to 
overcome your present conditions and profit 
thereby. The propagation of such knowledge 
is the object of this book. 

First, you want to gain a knowledge of 
yourself, study the psychic powers within, be- 
come proficient in psychometry. Clairvoy- 
ancy will develop later and will prove to you 
the existence of your ever progressive soul and 
spirit. 

Second, make use of the knowledge in im- 
proving yourself and teaching others; your re- 
ward will be certain. 

Then remember there are no untalented 
people. When we envy the gifts of others we 
do but forget our own. No life is ungifted. 
There is no personality which has not its own 
peculiar and rich talents. If our lives seem to 
us untalented, ungifted, it is because we have 
allowed our natural gifts to be uncultivated. 

All healing powers of mind and body lie 
within. If we surrender to this law, we will 
live the life and reap the blessing. Remember 
that man must be master of his own body, and 



that a desire recorded mentally will eventually 
establish itself physically. 



The Creator made man in his environment 
with all his hereditary tendencies, or else He 
endowed him with intelligence and reasoning 
faculties that he might produce his thoughts 
in action. 

I assume that man's heredity and environ- 
ment make him what he is until he gains a 
knowledge of himself, — then he seeks to make 
his own environment and himself what he wills 
them to be. 

As there is no conception of mankind that 
does not undergo a change, I assert that all 
things must be brought about by evolution 
based specifically upon cause and effect. 

In the process of evolution this world was 
a seething, firing mass, and in the course of 
time the surface began to cool, vapor con- 
densed into water, and animated life sprang 
forth. 

Through the abrasion of the surface of the 
earth soil was produced and vegetation began 
to grow upon it. 

In time animals (mammals) were created, 
and, finally the crowning effort of the Creator, 
man, was produced and to him was given the 
power to think and create the object of his 
thoughts. Therefore, remember that thoughts 
are material and, "as a man thinketh in his 
heart so is he." 



The first real progress of primitive man 
was when his thoughts led him to produce fire. 
This fact alone proves there is some sort of a 
future for the perpetuation of the experience 
and knowledge he has gained in this life. Man 
is the only animal that will build and replenish 
a fire. All other animals will huddle around it 
until the last spark has expired. Man knows 
from experience that if he would enjoy the 
warmth and pleasure of the fire he must pre- 
pare the fuel and use it when he may desire. 

After man had learned the usefulness of 
fire he became more of a social being and be- 
gan to express his thoughts in words that his 
meaning might, be understood. He also began 
to make use of the manifold blessings with 
which nature had provided him. 

At night as he tended his flock he gazed at 
the sky, and finally discovered that at certain 
times of the year the stars were fixed in obedi- 
ence to natural laws, and his studies of their 
laws he called astronomy, — one of our most 
useful sciences. 

He also discovered that people born under 
the various planets at stated intervals were 
endowed with certain dispositions and subject 
to kindred diseases; that they could affiliate 
with those who were born under other planets 
— and after keeping records of these facts for 
centuries it was given the name astrology, a 
very useful study for all who contemplate 
making the best of this and future life. 

As man progressed and his thoughts ex- 

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panded, he ascertained that character was de- 
lineated in the mounts and lines of the hand, — •- 
which gave rise to what is now known as 
palmistry. 

He found that in clasping the hands of 
others there were produced emotions which, 
intuitively, had a meaning, and it gave the pos- 
itive character the power to read the negative 
or weaker one. This brought about psychom- 
etry, or the power to read past and present 
events. This knowledge is used by our spirit- 
ualistic friends to demonstrate their belief in 
the spiritual. They also discovered that it was 
not necessary to be brought into contact with 
the person, but with the aura containing their 
magnetism — which finally gave them a knowl- 
edge requisite to prophesy for the future, and 
which was called clairvoyancy, or the art of 
seeing things as they are, and as they will be. 

If there is anything noteworthy in the evo- 
lution of man and his desire for a future, he 
must use his thoughts and prepare himself for 
the spiritual, which is demonstrated daily in 
our lives by the conscious or unconscious use 
of psychometry and clairvoyancy. 

Science will receive no aid along this line 
until it observes man from both the moral and 
spiritual side. Knowledge comes only to those 
who strive to realize harmonious unity, yet our 
learned theologists and scientists express their 
different views only from the standpoint from 
which they have studied the case. 

Our spiritualistic friends use psychometry 



and clairvoyancy which belong to the occult, 
and some of them call it spiritual. While I am 
not in sympathy with this derivation, I do be- 
lieve in the spiritual and will endeavor to ex- 
plain before finishing this treatise. 

As man's intellect and reasoning faculties 
expanded or grew, he created words to express 
his thoughts, views, etc., then worshiped or 
feared the result of his own creation. 
What Is Thought? 

Thought is creative energy brought about 
by force, or motion or electric magnetism, and 
precedes action; therefore thoughts are things, 
and "as a man thinketh in his heart so is he." 

What wonderful things are our thoughts, 

Be they either for good, or bad, 
Then learn control of your thoughts, 

That you be happy instead of sad. 

Some years ago I wrote: 

The soul comes from the infinite 

With it the mind and spirit, 
The mind controlling during the physical life 

The soul, — the spiritual within it. 

The soul makes the man. To the man of 
affairs the world is a scene of strife, to the 
child a playground, to the glad of heart, serene, 
to the tear stained eye it is turbid. 

As the mind is that which controls in physi- 
cal life, we should endeavor to gain a knowl- 
edge of it and profit by applying the same. 
What is the Mind? 

The mind is the seat of our thoughts and 
directing force of our actions. Within it is con- 



tained the intellect, intelligence and reasoning 

faculties of man. The mind is the store house 
of all we have learned. It has the power to 
print, store away and reproduce at the will of 
the operator. The mind of man is the Creator's 
masterpiece. It contains the spiritual and 
mental faculties that will guide him through 
life and prepare him for the future. 

All that man has attained, or hopes to 
attain, must be the product of mind. 

The mind is the golden throne 

Upon which sits the Goddess "Reason," 

Reflecting our thoughts for good or bad 
In and out of season. 

It is all there is of man 

That in future life he may use, 
Then cultivate wisdom and knowledge 

That it may never fall into disuse. 

But keep on growing in the things 

That your heart may desire, 
For you are what you will to be 

When it comes to living higher. 

You can think and you can act, 

And it is for you to do, 
If you make burdens for yourself 

You needs must carry them through. 

And as truth endures forever, 

The mind is one of its facts, 
And you make yours what you will to 

By your thoughts and by your acts. 

What is the Spirit? 
In describing the spirit let us endeavor to 
explain the relation of the material mind to the 
mental spiritual. 



The seat of the mind is the brain of the 
physical; within it are intellect and reason. 
The spirit is the connecting link between the 
mind and soul and is the medium by which im- 
pressions are conveyed from one to the other. 
To illustrate, consider the telephone. Listen 
to the voice of some one talking and you recog- 
nize the speaker; the medium is the wire and 
instrument that conveyed the message. You 
also listen to the graphophone and when the 
voice sings your favorite song, in tones 
familiar, you know the singer. This time the 
medium is a piece of vulcanized rubber. Now 
think: what science caused this oral trans- 
mission? It was the voice in spirit impressed 
upon the vulcanized rubber that was audible to 
the one who listened, — but there was a mind 
and soul guided by intelligence in both cases. 

The Hindoo from his knowledge of psychic 
powers has practiced and used telepathy for 
centuries. 

What is Telepathy? 

It is the art of conveying or sending a mes- 
sage or thought from one person to another 
without material means. The one sending the 
message must have absolute control of self; 
the one receiving does not need to know or 
even believe. Distance is no barrier, but the 
participant must be passive or asleep, — a good 
explanation why the Greek writer wrote, — 
"The night time of the body is the day time of 
the soul/' 

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MAN AN INVOLUNTARY BEING. 

"According to the laws of nature man was 
born involuntarily; he receives the breath of 
life involuntarily; his breath leaves him and he 
dies involuntarily. His thoughts precede his 
actions and are also involuntary. Man is com- 
posed of physical, mental or spiritual material 
which causes him to have two minds; one he 
controls, the other controls him, — he being 
possessed of a dual mind. For the benefit of 
himself and his fellow man he should cultivate 
his mental-spiritual until it predominates, — for 
he will have no further use of the physical 
after the burial services, "Dust thou art and 
to dust shalt thou return." 

As man was born involuntary with all that 
pertains to his heredity and his environment he 
has only progressed proportionately as he has 
developed himself mentally and spiritually. 

During the Greek civilization, the physical 
was nearer perfection than at any other period 
because they used their mentality for the pur- 
pose of developing the physical. They profited 
by inscriptions upon their temple walls, — 
"The greatest study of man is man; Man know 
thyself;" and they made it their business to 
develop men intellectually as well as physically, 
— instead of utilizing their knowledge for the 
accumulation of wealth, a practice which 
makes slaves of the masses and tyrants of the 
few. 

Compare the Greek civilization with the 
present time. Our government spends millions 

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in developing prize stock that can be converted 
into money, but not a dollar to inaugurate a 
scientific method of producing healthy children 
and to upbuild the race. 

Man has voluntary and involuntary organs. 
His involuntary organs, such as the heart, 
lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach, etc., are for the 
purpose of producing energy, which in turn is 
consumed by the voluntary organs, directed by 
the thoughts of the conscious mind. 

Man lives by breathing and breathing only, 
and the manner in which he breathes deter- 
mines the manner in which he lives. Man can 
go a week or more without food or water a 
much longer time without food, but he cannot 
live five minutes without air. 

To this point what has been written and 
described has been suggested from a varied 
experience. 

Let us now endeavor to gain a knowledge of 

SUGGESTION. 

Which is the power to influence. A sug- 
gestion is an impression made upon a person 
which may cause him to act directly or in- 
directly. Our lives are created and ruled by 
suggestion. Consciously or unconsciously we 
are obeying the laws of suggestion from the 
cradle to the grave. It is a peculiar fact that 
the majority of our learned profession who 
make it a business to give spiritual and physical 
suggestions, have never studied the laws gov- 

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erning their suggestions. If they succeed they 
appropriate the praise and honor; if they fail 
they blame the patient for the failure. (It has 
been said that it is easier to preach than to 
practice, the reason the majority preach and 
the minority practice). 

Psychology teaches that a suggestion 
properly given and properly received is always 
lasting. 

Know thyself, and carry out thy thoughts. 
Let us now repeat that man has a physical 
mental body, — also that he has two minds, — 
one he controls and one controls him. 

The object of this treatise is to impress the 
reader with the importance of gaining self- 
control, and to give him a knowledge of his 
psychic powers within, by a study of 
PSYCHOLOGY. 

The average reader will want to know what 
psychology is and the best method of acquiring 
an accurate comprehension of it. Psychology 
is the science of mind, or a knowledge of our 
powers within. To make it plain to those who 
have had no opportunity to enter the higher 
branches of progressive educational institu- 
tions, we will designate psychology simply as 
a study of the involuntary mind and organs by 
the voluntary, — or a study of the mind that 
controls you by the mind that you control, that 
you may obtain a pure mind in a sound body. 

Psychology is the science of mind, 

Or a knowledge of our powers within, 
And when we have learned to control these powers, 

We will never want to sin. 

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It teaches us there is good in life 
And things we ought to know, 

And proves the saying of Jesus 
That we reap just what we sow. 

Then why not "know thyself" that 

You may better your conditions in life? 

And get all the good there is for you 
Instead of so much strife? 

And you will be the better 

For the doing as you should 
And be able to help your fellow-man 

And teach him to be good. 

It teaches that our thoughts reflect 

Either for good or bad, 
And that we can control them 

And be happy instead of sad. 

For as a man thinketh in his heart 

He will surely have to be, 
Then look well to self in what you think, 

And also what you see. 

For the kingdom of heaven is within 

Jesus taught us years ago, 
Then seek you truth and righteousness 

That the better you may know. 

Cast thy bread upon the waters, it 
Will return to you after many days, 

If thine enemy hunger, feed him, — 
You will find it always pays. 

Resist ye not evil but love thy neighbor 

For he'll think good of you 
And others will follow in your steps 

In what ever you may do. 

For greater is he who conquers self 

Than he who taketh a city, 
You must learn self-control before 

You bring others to do their duty. 

Stretch forth thy hand and help thyself; 

"Take up thy bed and walk" 
That faith can make thee whole 

Is no dream or idle talk. 

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Now you are what you will to be 
In your thoughts and in your acts 

That you cannot help reaping just what 
You sow, is a psychological fact. 



BELIEF. 

Regardless of what you believe, you cannot 
do certain things without getting relative re- 
sults. Many persons will believe anything. I 
care not how ridiculous it may appear until I 
know it to be so. When a boy, my father 
crossed the Great American Desert of Utah 
and Nevada, — left his teams and wagons and 
walked a thousand miles before reaching 
Hangtown, now known as Placerville, Cal. 
He returned by way of the Isthmus of Panama 
in 1855. I remember his relating his experience 
in crossing the Rocky and Sierra Nevada moun- 
tains — when he was interrupted by a man who 
ventured to say that some day a railroad would 
be built through those mountains. I shall 
never forget the expression of disgust that was 
on my father's face when he replied, "you can 
no more build a railroad through the Rocky 
mountains than you can fly." Yet I have ridden 
to the top of Pike's Peak on a railroad, and 
have seen men flying in the air like birds. In 
my day I have heard man say you could not 
send a telegraph message over a wire; have also 
heard men say you could not talk over a wire; 
and now men will exclaim you cannot send a 
message or talk without a wire, — yet the de- 
spised Hindoo has used telepathy for centuries. 

The American people are so busy chasing 

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the almighty dollar that they overlook the 
cultivation of the mental and spiritual faculties 
that would make for them a Paradise in this 
world and happiness in the next. 

As man's career begins with the first breath 
of life it would be reasonable to suppose that 
he ought to make it a study, — especially in re- 
lation to the thought that controls his actions. 

Let us repeat that man lives by breathing, 
and the manner in which he breathes deter- 
mines the condition in which he lives. 

The average man is very particular in his 
eating, also in his dress and associates, — yet, 
any air is good enough for him or his family to 
breathe, even that which is saturated with 
nicotine caused by his filthy habits. 

Before proceeding with the lessons for self- 
development, we will endeavor to impress upon 
the student mind an important word and its 
meaning: 

ATTENTION. 

Specifically the definition is, — the focusing 
of consciousness, or concentrated effort on the 
part of a person to receive something through 
one or more of the senses. 

It is a fact that at the present time not one 
person in twenty can control himself enough to 
give absolute attention. Soldiers as a rule give 
the best attention under ordinary circum- 
stances, and one of the first lessons a soldier is 
taught is to breathe correctly. As man never 
controls thought until to a certain extent he 
has learned to control breath, we will introduce 

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to the student's attention the lessons for 
Breathing, Will Power, Self-control and Con- 
centration. 

EXERCISES FOR BREATHING. 

With every breath we inhale we generate an 
amount of magnetic fluid which can be used for the 
benefit of ourselves or to help others, if we think 
aright and use it in the proper manner. 

METHODS OF BREATHING:— 

There are three methods of breathing: 
1 Abdominal ; 2 Rib ; 3 Upper Chest. 
The proper method is the long, deep breathing 
which is a combination of all three, — beginning with 
the abdominal and ending with the chest, — inhaling as 
much air as possible, — followed by a gradual exhala- 
tion. This should be learned in a few moments. 

Position for Breathing. 

The best position for the breathing exercises is 
that required of soldiers in the United States Army, — 
with some slight modifications. 

Stand erect, — feet at an angle of about forty-five 
degrees ; heels four inches apart, — the left foot slightly 
in advance of the right; body set well on the hips, — 
chest thrown forward, — chin slightly drawn toward the 
chest, — arms hanging loosely by the sides and as 
straight as possible without contracting the muscles of 
the body. 

First Exercise : 

Exhale all the air from the lungs, — then inhale as 
much air as you can with ease, — counting regularly 
while doing so; hold the breath an equal length of 
time, — then exhale the same. Practice this until you 
become proficient and can inhale and exhale evenly 
and smoothly. 

With beginners — four seconds is usually the time 
required for each inhalation and exhalation. 

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This exercise usually makes the person drowsy, or 
sleepy which is a sure indication that he needs the 
practice. Increase the length of time until you can 
inhale for ten seconds, — hold ten seconds and exhale in 
the same length of time. Remember all this must be 
done evenly and smoothly without contracting the 
muscles in the slightest degree. Practice until perfect. 

Second Exercise: 

Repeat the first exercise, except that as you inhale 
you raise the hands, — with the arms at the same angle 
as the feet, — to the height of the shoulders, — palms of 
the hands downward; hold the hands in this position 
ten seconds, — then, while exhaling, slowly lower the 
hands to the side. Repeat this exercise for five minutes. 
Be sure the hands are under control the same as the 
breath, — or, in other words, — so that the hands do not 
get down to the side before the full ten seconds have 
expired. Practice this exercise until the hands and the 
lungs are in perfect harmony as to time. Become pro- 
ficient. 

Third Exercise: 

Repeat the first exercise, — adding the following: 
First ; turn the palms of the hands to the front, — then 
raise them, — describing a semi-circle, until the hands 
almost meet in front of the face and as high as you can 
reach. Keep the fingers and thumbs apart and the 
hands as close together as you can without touching, — 
fingers exactly opposite each other. This must be done 
in the ten seconds while inhaling. Hold the hands up 
ten seconds, — then begin to exhale slowly, — bringing 
the hands down towards and in front of the body. Now 
slightly bend the body and bring the hands below 
the knees, — throw the hands apart and stand erect. 
Turn the hands to the front and repeat the exercise 
until proficient. This is very important as it is one of 
the exercises used in generating magnetism for mag- 
netic healing. 

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Fourth Exercise: 

Those who desire to increase their breathing 
capacity should repeat the first three exercises, — ex- 
tending the time to fifteen seconds, — and using three 
minutes to each exercise. 

When the student has become proficient in these 
four exercises, — he has arrived at the point where he 
will be able to control his breath, — and to a certain 
extent, thoughts also, — and is in condition to receive 
new thoughts. 

Exercises for Development of Will Power. 

First Exercise : Stand erect as in first Breathing 
Exercise. Turn the palms of the hands to the front, — ■ 
inhale for ten seconds, — at the same time raise the 
hands in a semicircle to a point opposite the top of the 
head and as far from the body as you can conveniently 
reach, — hold there ten seconds, — then while exhaling 
bring the hands towards and close to the breast, — bring 
the hands as close together as possible without touch- 
ing fingers, — evenly apart. Turn the hands with an 
outward motion, at the same time throw them outward 
from the body and slightly towards the ground. These 
movements should be made slowly and evenly. Repeat 
for five minutes, then four or five times only. 

Then instead of the latter part of the above exer- 
cise, after inhaling and bringing the hands opposite the 
head before you exhale — suddenly shut your hands, 
contract every muscle in your body, — close your teeth 
and with a quick movement bring the elbows down and 
past the hips, — make the house jar if you can, — at the 
same time say "I WILL." Then relax the muscles, 
turn the hands down and out as was explained in the 
first part of this exercise. 

As this is the first time you have been instructed 
to contract your muscles it may be well to impress 
upon you the following invariable rule : 

Never contract your muscles unless the lungs are 
full of air, — and never exhale until you have relaxed 
your muscles. This must never be deviated from under 

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any circumstances, — as you can readily understand by 
doing the following : 

Empty the lungs of air, — raise the hands to the 
height of shoulders, — arms same angle of the feet, — 
this requires somewhat of an effort. 

Repeat the above, — except as you raise the hands, 
inhale as much air as you can and by so doing make 
it easy. 

Second Exercise. 

Slowly inhale as in first exercise, — at the same time 
raise the left hand to the height of the shoulder, palm 
to the front, — then bend the elbow and bring the palm, 
— fingers closed, — in front of the face, — not too close, — 
then while holding the breath ten seconds, raise the 
fore finger and lower it to place, — then the second, then 
the third, then the fourth. 

Repeat this several times, — or as many times as 
you can during the ten seconds; then exhale, — bring- 
ing the arm back to same angle as the foot and lower 
to side. Repeat, using the right hand. 
Third Exercise. 

Repeat the first part of the second exercise to get 
the palm of the hand in front of face, — then bend the 
first finger towards the face and back to place, — then 
the second, — third and fourth, — bringing each finger 
back to place separately. Keep this up until you 
become proficient and can do it gracefully and with 
ease. 

Fourth Exercise. 

Repeat exercises one, two and three alternately 
with each hand. These exercises are very important 
for the reason they give you control of yourself. You 
must learn to control yourself before you can hope to 
succeed and control others. 

Fifth Exercise. 

Slightly close the left hand, — first finger extended, 
— inhale the breath, at the same time raise the hand on 
line of shoulder, then bend the elbow to a right angle, — 
hold there ten seconds, — then as you begin to exhale, 

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bring the hand back to the side. Repeat with right 
hand. After you have become proficient in this exer- 
cise with both hands, — you can vary it in this manner : 
Raise both hands and leave them up five or ten 
minutes, — at the same time taking a breathing spell 
as described in exercise number one. Repeat this 
until you become proficient. You must get control 
of yourself, — and if you are only persistent you will 
find there is nothing impossible to him who uses his 
will in the right direction. This exercise can be used 
to attract attention when demonstrating; use either 
hand. 

Sixth Exercise. 

This is very similar to exercise No. 5, — except you 
raise your hand as high as possible, — arms straight 
above the head, — fingers apart, — take a breathing 
spell for five or ten minutes as directed in Exercise 
No. 1. This you will find an excellent exercise, — and 
if your circulation is good the magnetism will go 
through the body exhilarating you to a wonderful 
degree. 

Seventh Exercise. 

Repeat the Sixth Exercise, — except while holding 
the hand as high as possible, you make a movement 
with both hands, — passing them alternately over the 
head, — holding the breath while doing so the required 
ten seconds and as you begin to exhale bend the body 
to the front lowering the hands towards the ground 
and swing them, — passing each other. In doing the 
latter part of this become as passive as possible. 



EXERCISES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 
SELF CONTROL. 



Repose is the first thing to be learned in the culture 
of self-control. 

First Exercise. 

Sit or stand near a small table or anything that is 
convenient to put the hands upon without straining 

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or contracting the muscles; close the hands as pas- 
sively as possible ; extend the second finger ; inhale the 
lungs full of air and while holding the breath the 
required ten seconds, tap the table with the fingers 
alternately, — beginning slowly, — then exhale and 
repeat until you are proficient. 

Second Exercise. 

Repeat the first part of No. 1, — and instead of tap- 
ping the table make a small circle with the fingers, — 
lungs full of air. Become proficient. 

Third Exercise. 

Repeat No. 2, and change the order of the circle by 
making the left finger go to the right while the right 
finger goes to the left; then repeat alternately until 
proficient. This must be done while the lungs are 
full of air and remember to be as passive as possible 
while doing the exercise. 

Fourth Exercise. 
Raise the right hand, — palm down, — arm straight 
and same angle as the foot, — at the same time inhale, 
and in unison with the hand, and while holding the 
breath bend the elbow so that the hand nearly touches 
the chin, — move the hand forward and back as many 
times as you may desire, — increasing the speed for ten 
seconds, — then while exhaling, slowly bring the hand 
back to the side. 

Fifth Exercise. 

Repeat the Fourth Exercise, — using the left hand 
instead of the right. 

Sixth Exercise. 

Become proficient in the Fourth and Fifth Exer- 
cises, using both hands alternately. 

Seventh Exercise. 
While exhaling the breath raise the hands up the 
height of the hips, — and while holding the breath turn 
the palms of the hands down and back slowly and 

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repeat, — increasing the speed to as fast as you can 
for the required ten seconds, — then exhale slowly. 
Eighth Exercise. 
Repeat Exercise No. 4 with the right and No. 7 
with the left hand. Do this until proficient, — then 
reverse the order and No. 7 with the right hand and 
No. 4 with the left. You will then have more control 
of self than before practicing the exercises. Become 
perfect and it will repay you. 

. Exercises to be used while sitting or reclining. 
Never sit in a rocking chair or a soft cushioned one. 
Only nervous people use them. 



First Exercise. 
Sit as erect as you can ; keep the spine as straight as 
possible. Long lived people are deep breathers and 
have a straight spine. Place both feet square on the 
floor if possible ; knees about a foot apart. Place the 
fingers of both hands in such a position that the ends 
come in contact with the artery on the inside of the 
leg, — draw the elbows back and put yourself in as com- 
fortable a position as possible. By putting the fingers 
on the artery on the leg you induce a gentle current 
of magnetism. Carry out the first breathing exercise, 
— become passive, and be careful not to contract the 
muscles. 

Second Exercise. 
Repeat the first exercise, — except that you place 
the right hand only over the solar plexus. This can 
be done by putting the lower part of the right hand 
on the navel, — palm of the hand in front of the stom- 
ach. 



EXERCISES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SELF- 
CONTROL. 

To be used while lying down. 



First Exercise. 
Repeat Exercise No. 1, — feet apart, — hands lying 

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loosely two or three inches from the body. Inhale and 
exhale very slowly during this exercise. Do not hold 
the breath. 

Second Exercise. 
Inhale as much air as possible, — slowly contract 
every muscle in the body, — stretch, — suddenly relax 
the muscles, — then exhale slowly. 
Third Exercise. 

Inhale as in No. 1 ; contract every muscle in the 

body, — point the feet downward as far as you can. In 

doing this be careful at first as it may put a knot in the 

muscles of the calves of the leg; relax and then exhale. 

Fourth Exercise. 

Inhale same. as in No. 1; contract every muscle in 
the body, — turn the toes upward towards the face as 
far as possible, — relax and then exhale. 
Fifth Exercise. 

Inhale same as in No. 1, — contract the muscles and 
arch the body so that it rests only on feet and head. 
This is very essential, — especially for those who are 
fat and want to reduce flesh. This hardens the muscles 
of the abdomen. Exercise until fatigued. 

Repeat No. 5 then stretch several times, — arms 
over head and draw them down — elbows to side, — 
hands below the hips. 

Sixth Exercise. 

This exercise should be used only in the morning. 
Repeat No. 5 four or five times, — then the same num- 
ber of times add the following: Clench the hands, — 
put the elbows on the bed, — raise the hands and before 
relaxing the muscles suddenly throw the hands down 
on the bed and say "I WILL SUCCEED," then relax 
and exhale. This is the same as first exercise in Will 
Power. 

EXERCISES FOR CONCENTRATION. 

There are a great many lessons to be taken into 
consideration for concentration, — but if the student has 
become proficient in the Breathing and Will Power 
Exercises there will be no trouble in Concentration if 
he will use the following exercises. 

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First Exercise. 

Stand, or sit, as has already been explained ; draw 
in the breath, — at the same time make a semi-circle with 
the hands and bring them to the height of the head as 
in Exercise Xo. 1 for Will Power, — keeping the ends 
of the fingers as close together as possible without 
touching, — then bring them down opposite the lower 
breast. Be careful not to let the arms or hands touch 
any portion of the body. Keep the left hand half an 
inch in advance of the right. Do this for three min- 
utes; then reverse and put the right slightly in front 
of the left for three minutes and continue ; conclude by 
keeping the fingers as nearly opposite each other as 
possible. Do this five minutes. While keeping the 
hands in the positions described — keep the eyes on 
the space between the fingers, — at the same time taking 
any breathing exercises you may desire. 

The reason for putting the left hand or foot forward 
is that it is negative, — the right is positive. This 
applies to right-handed people ; with left-handed people 
the reverse is true. 

Second Exercise. 

Sit in a common, straight-backed chair ; place before 
you some object with no other near to attract your 
attention; this is very essential. Look at this object 
two minutes ; then close the eyes and think of it for two 
minutes. Do this to the exclusion of every other 
thought. Increase the time until you consume ten 
minutes in each part of the exercise. Take breathing 
spells while doing this, — but do not hold the breath. 

The reason why you concentrate while practicing 
these exercises is — that you charge both your minds in 
the breathing. As was explained, — you use certain 
brain cells, no matter what you do. In these exercises 
you close up and bar out everything you do not want, — 
open to the thought you do want and concentrate on it. 
By so doing you cultivate the habit of thinking and 
willing as you desire, — then concentrate to accomplish 
it. 

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Before proceeding further it might be well 
to illustrate how thought (mental) will act 
upon the physical (material) in action under 
different circumstances. 

Draw the lungs full of air, — lips closed, — 
bring the left wrist up and about 8 inches from 
and in front of the mouth, — blow ten seconds; 
it will immediately become cool. 

Inhale again, — bring the right wrist in front 
of the face, — about one inch from the mouth, — 
which at this time should assume the letter O, 
— then exhale slowly as before — ten seconds; 
the pulse will become warm. 

Repeat the above exercise except that you 
think of heat while blowing cold, and then re- 
verse and think of cold while blowing hot; 
your experience will be knowledge to you. 

As the student has become proficient in the 
lessons for Breathing, Will Power, Self-control 
and Concentration it might be well to again 
impress upon his mind the important fact 
that Psychology teaches us that we can make 
of ourselves what we please. Age and sex cut 
no figure. 

The past is past, — the present (now) and 
future are your own. Every person can begin 
NOW, today, if they choose to take the trouble 
and develop their Will Power and get Self- 
control. A man of strong will has force; a 
man of weak will is liable to be infirm, — it is 
therefore better to be of strong will. 

What makes man what he is? His 
thoughts. Why? Because his thoughts pre- 

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cede his actions, — and, as a man thinketh so 
is he. 

LESSONS FOR CONTROL OF 
THOUGHT. 

Put yourself in a comfortable position, 
either sitting or lying down; place the left 
hand fingers as near the artery on inside of left 
leg as possible; place the hollow of the right 
hand over the stomach, with fingers extended 
over the Solar Plexus. Close the mouth but 
keep the teeth from coming in contact; then 
inhale and exhale in short quick jerky breaths 
until you become drowsy. Have no thoughts; 
then slowly lengthen the breath until it be- 
comes normal. This lesson is invaluable for 
many disorders, and will be mentioned later. 

The control of thought is the art of breath- 
ing until you have no thought or a condition to 
cause your mind to become a blank. Think of 
nothing. 

Man must learn to control himself before 
he can control others. 

The most common things in life are the 
most phenomenal. It is so common to think, — 
and thoughts are so numerous and natural to 
everybody that we never stop to consider their 
source, — their importance or power. Thought 
is the result of a natural law, — the outcome of 
sense impression. Thought is creative energy 
brought about by force or motion. 

Science has taught us that seventy per cent 
of an ordinary person's energy is used in con- 

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suming their food and thinking; therefore be 
careful of what you eat and what you think. 

Science also teaches that whatever we do 
we act upon certain brain cells for that purpose. 
Now if we have an effect or condition that we 
do not desire, the most reasonable thing would 
be to remove the cause. If this cannot be 
brought about by direct action and your Will 
Power, — change habit (substitute something 
for it) and then you will have removed the 
cause. 

REASON. 

There is reason in all things no matter how 
absurd. Now let us reason this matter: If 
you use certain brain cells to put yourself in a 
condition you do not desire, — it would be rea- 
sonable to suppose that you should get control 
of self to that extent that you have the power 
to close up the undesirable cells and open 
new ones. That is what the lessons in this 
book are for, and it is up to you to make your- 
self what you will to be. 

Turn back and again read the description 
of mind also thought. 

Experience has demonstrated that after a 
person has become proficient in the art of 
breathing properly his spiritual nature will be 
developed and they will be the better for it. 

At the highest point of the Greek civiliza- 
tion they made certain assertions while prac- 
ticing physical culture, thereby concentrating 
their thoughts upon their desires. They com- 
pelled their students to perfect themselves in 

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certain breathing exercises, it being part of the 
pupil's formula to say as they inhaled, — "The 
gods in us," — and as they exhaled, — "We in 
the gods." 

Zoism comes from the Greeks and reduces 
self magnetic healing to a practical science and 
exalts it to the summit of religious ideals at the 
same time. There are three grades of Zoism: 

TO BREATHE, TO WILL, TO ASPIRE. 

Zoism is composed of three elements: 

Suggestion, — which is the power to influ- 
ence; 

Worship, — which is will training ; 

Breathing, — which is the symbol of life, and 
without which there is no life. 

Zoism seeks: 

First, to put one in touch with his own 
higher self. 

Second, to conserve in the body the vital 
elements which the air is known to contain. 

Third, to strengthen and develop will. The 
most important of these is the first. 

MAGNETISM. 

Magnetism plays a very important part in 
our success for health, wealth or happiness. 

Magnetism comes from air. It can be pro- 
duced by friction or chemicals, but natural 
magnetism originates from the elements that 
compose air. Lightning, electricity and mag- 
netism, science proves, are one and the same, 
no matter how produced. Nature offers elec- 
tricity in natural state. The magnetism of the 

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earth is electric. The sedative property of 
water is electric, and the quickening, animat- 
ing, regenerating force of the sun's rays radi- 
ates electricity. 

Man has natural facilities for producing, 
storing and using magnetism for his own use, 
and can control it for the benefit of himself or 
others. 

The Heart is a dynamo, — the blood is the 
current of life, and from this knowledge is due 
the fact that the electric power-plants are 
changing their systems to conform to the cir- 
culation of the blood of the human body. 

Air also plays a very important part in the 
manufacture of blood which to man is the elec- 
tricity of life. The air we breathe is com- 
posed of oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen. The 
oxygen enriches, exhilarates and magnetizes 
the blood, and plays a very important part with 
the nervous system, especially the Solar Plex- 
us, which is controlled to a certain extent by 
the brain and is the seat of good or bad emo- 
tions. 

To show how sensitive it is we will observe 
the following: A man lived fourteen years 
after a twelve-pound crow bar had been blown 
up through his head, another man lived for 
years who had a grape-shot pass through his 
head from ear to ear, yet many a man has lost 
his life by being lightly struck over the solar 
plexus. 

The solar plexus is a much abused nerve 
center. It is situated adjacent to the stomach 

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in sympathetic contact with other organs and 
it should have plenty of good pure air so that it 
may radiate health and happiness, as its name 
implies. Instead of this in many instances it 
is unnaturally cramped by men and women 
who sacrifice health on the altar of style. 

When a person has acquired the habit of 
breathing exercises every morning before an 
open window, scantily clad or quite naked, he 
will have no trouble with his nervous system. 
The action of the nerves is the reverse of the 
blood. When a person is paralyzed on the 
right side of the body it is the left portion of 
the brain that is affected. 

ZOISM OR MAGNETIC HEALING. 

We will now endeavor to explain zoism or 
magnetic healing. As blood goes to nourish 
the various organs of the body and depends 
upon air or magnetism for its vitality, it would 
be a judicious act to get a current of magnetism 
going through the afflicted parts. Blood will 
soon follow, and blood always nourishes. 

Every nerve, bone and muscle of the body 
depends upon a blood stream for its nourish- 
ment. 

It is a wise provision of nature that any por- 
tion of the body used the most, — the blood will 
go there to nourish it. But when through in- 
action or ill health there is too much in any 
portion of the body, there is a depletion and 
deficiency in other parts. 

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At this point it is a good time to suggest 
my readers, "Have a thought, express a desire 
for anything you may wish to do, make affir- 
mations of any kind, such as — 

I breathe this air for health. 

I drink this water for vigor. 

I eat this food to give me strength. 

Never do anything unconsciously, as you 
simply hasten the loss of self control, and the 
result will be nervous prostration or other dis- 
orders. Avoid unconscious habits such as rock- 
ing in a chair, short-circuiting yourself mag- 
netically by crossing the feet and clasping the 
hands, allowing the muscles to twitch, drum- 
ming with the fingers or feet, chewing gum or 
tobacco, biting the finger nails, or any useless 
habit that requires no thought. 

Read again the lessons — Self Control and 
Concentration. 

SELF RELIANCE. 

Do not underrate yourself or your efiforts 
and make it a business to every one else; do 
it consistently, praise with a will; then decide 
what you will do and do it by using your en- 
ergy to carry out your thought in action, and 
you will develop for yourself wisdom and 
power to the benefit of others. You may have 
been underestimating your abilities for years 
and letting other people give you advice, and 
forming the habits that have made you what 
you are. As you gain a knowledge of self you 
will be more successful, because you realize 

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your own will power. Your store of original 
thought is inexhaustible and grows as you use 
it. Begin now; set aside a time each day to 
relax and get self control ; spend ample time in 
bathing and dressing; then spend a few mo- 
ments in silence and meditation and you will go 
about your duties as if they were pleasure; you 
will be happier, and those around you will 
participate in the benefit bestowed upon your- 
self; labor itself will be pleasure. 

SUCCESS. 

Desire with a definiteness of purpose is 
trie- 
First, aim for success. 

Second; You want to be able to accomplish 
what you start out to do. 

Third; You want to enjoy doing it. 

Fourth; You want plenty of power with the 
right kind of a desire. 

To manifest success is to manifest power. 

To exercise power begin on yourself. 

To manifest success you do not have to 
manage the world, — you have only to manage 
yourself. You have the power according to the 
law to think, then use your thoughts to pro- 
duce the desired result, — then you are success- 
ful. 

Your temperament — your construction — 
differs materially from that of anybody else. If 
you were not aware of this you have been liv- 
ing in accordance with other people's laws of 
being. Stop imitating, — follow your own 

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ideas, — use your own judgment and you will 
find success before you realize it. Remember 
Lincoln, Edison and others who were a success 
in their line of thought. Never confess a weak- 
ness or it will inevitably get control of you. 
The fields of success are open to you except 
where you close them by unbelief. 

If you would be strong, see that you breathe 
strongly. 

You will never be able to do a thing until 
through force of will you are confident that 
you are able. 

When you desire to make a success after 
many failures, recollect that what others have 
accomplished you can; use your stumbling 
blocks as steps to success; and, if you use will 
power in the proper manner, you can help 
yourself and others. 

With the growth of knowledge many of the 
desires of the past will vanish, — they cease to 
exist. 

Our latent powers come to us as fast as we 
open the way. Every human being can err, 
but only fools remain in error. (Cicero). 

Knowledge is valuable for its own sake. 

Cheerful thoughts give tone to the body; a 
smile will invigorate the whole physical organ- 
ism. 

Man is the creator of his own destiny; he 
works out the problem that gives him joy or 
sorrow. 

The world reflects unto man the image of 
himself. 

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He receives from the world the exact meas- 
ure of his gifts. 

Things go by law not by luck. 

Any extraordinary thing beyond the com- 
prehension of the educated has been termed a 
Phenomena, — even though resulting from a 
natural cause. 

Effects produced by cause and known to 
the educated, but not by the masses, have been 
called miracles, yet scientists agree that all re- 
sults are the products of cause and effect. 

There are no Phenomena or Miracles. All 
results are brought about by natural laws 
which are based upon truth. 

What is Truth? 

Truth is the result of the cause that pro- 
duced it. All effects are the results of expe- 
rience, therefore are truths. 

"Seek ye the truth and it shall make you 
free." 

Experience is what it purports to be, hence 
is true. 

WHAT IS EXPERIENCE? 

It is the demonstration of some effect of 
which we have a knowledge. 

As we have endeavored to teach man how 
to control thought, to be healthy, and to live 
in harmony with himself and his fellow man, 
it may be well to state some reason for so 
doing. 

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Under the present system of education, the 
soul, we have been taught, is all that lives after 
the dissolution of the physical. 

From experience and a careful study on the 
lines from which this work has been written, 
I consider myself and my soul handicapped at 
birth with the heredity of my ancestors. They 
were invalids and with a tendency towards 
scrofulous affections. 

After an extended experience of over fifty- 
five years I was induced to study psychology, 
and I soon found I was endowed with intellect, 
intelligence and reasoning faculties that gave 
me the power to create desires, and carry them 
out in action. 

Then I studied the teachings of the lowly 
Nazarene who said by divine law "The king- 
dom of heaven is within you, — seek it now and 
enjoy it and all things shall be added to you." 

If such is the case I ask no further reward 
than to know that my soul and spirit will pro- 
gress according to my desires in the pursuit of 
knowledge and wisdom. 

HEAVEN WITHIN. 

How good it was of the Infinite 

To create for us a heaven within, 
And how happy we could be 

When we free ourselves from sin. 

How wise it was of the Infinite 

To permit us to think, create desires, — 

That we might cultivate the good 
And be able to live the higher. 

How happy and contented we could be 

In this beautiful world of ours 
Were we to gain a knowledge of self 

Then make use of all our powers. 

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TYPES OF MEN. 

From our present system of education, 
heredity and environments, there have been 
produced four classes of people : The observer, 
the thinker, the learned, — and those who 
neither observe, think or learn, but are gov- 
erned by animal instincts. 

The observer sees everything, no detail es- 
capes him. The thinker grasps the inward 
truth, the learned man is neither an observer 
or thinker, and simply abstracts knowledge by 
force of application. Experience makes little 
impression upon him. He lacks self-reliance; 
he relies upon authority, — hence believes in 
authority. Such men are dangerous ; they were 
primarily the cause of the downfall of all fallen 
nations. 

The fourth type is the one which adds to the 
fashion of the hour and goes with the crowd- 
freaks of nature. 

The medical profession is recruited from all 
four classes of people. The combination of the 
thinker and observer gives us our greatest doc- 
tors. The learned man makes a poor doctor, 
and the fourth is not a doctor at all, — he is a 
faddist. 

Yet from these four classes of people there 
has been established a number of schools for 
the treatment of disease of mind and body. 
The oldest is the Allopathic. They give drugs 
to change symptoms and in case they have the 
patient under control of the new systems, are 
like the Indian who had a boil, — he did not 

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know how to cure it but was an expert on 
burns, — so he heated a stone and burned out 
the boil, then used his remedy on the burn, 
which left him cured, but there remained a scar. 

Next come the Homeopathists, — the chief 
rivals of the Allopathists. They give drugs in 
small quantities and suggestion in large doses 
and have more success by so doing. 

The Eclectic School use herbs and are suc- 
cessful in many cases. 

The Hydropathist believes in cleanliness 
and uses hygiene and the bath. 

The Osteopathist believes the same and 
adds massage. 

Next is the Mental Scientist, — he explains 
his result of telepathic influence of one mind 
over another. 

The Christian Scientist is a sort of subject 
idealist who believes that matter, disease and 
sin do not exist except in a disordered mortal 
mind. 

The divine healer believes that God Him- 
self heals in direct answer to prayer. 

The last but not least is the psychologist 
who believes in suggestion, and is willing to 
try anything and everything. 

In the first three we have the use of drugs, 
minerals and poisons of various kinds, which, 
if used long enough will produce new and last- 
ing diseases of their own. Many drug habits, 
are induced by physician's prescriptions. 

When patients become tired of continually 
taking remedies of every kind and obtaining no 

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relief, they begin to investigate for themselves, 
with the result that new methods are devised, 
which, in turn, are ridiculed by others. 

Had our physicians studied and practiced 
on the lines that the patient was compelled to 
do and used their knowledge to good purpose 
there never would have been so many schools 
for the treatment of diseases, — but as there are 
so many different methods people feel com- 
pelled to tolerate and use them. 

In the Mental and Christian Scientist there 
is a question of mind. It is also clear that it is 
not doing them wrong to class them with Di- 
vine Healing, though this hypothesis might not 
be admitted as correct by a large number of 
those who believe in their methods. However, 
if it is not mind, we should investigate and 
ascertain the truth, as it would be of great im- 
portance to science and humanity; but to say 
it is mind does not help the matter, for mind 
acts in accordance with fixed laws, hence we 
should endeavor to discover the lay by which it 
works, — then take advantage of it. 

Faith Cure and Mental Science are not 
easily distinguishable from each other in their 
literature, but are more distinct in their prac- 
tice. 

Theosophy induces faith by psychic phe- 
nomena. 

Christian Science by theology as set forth 
by Mrs. Eddy. 

Metaphysical Science by various systems of 

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mind as formulated by students and experi- 
menters. 

The Christian Scientists have their form of 
belief classified for them by their leader, while 
Metaphysical Scientists are expansive and 
grow as their light increases. 

The next class of faith cures is Prayer Cure. 
The nature of the blessing is in proportion to 
the quality of the prayer and the strength of 
innate faith. In prayer they attempt to dictate 
to the Infinite as to the manner in which He 
shall work. 

Higher still in the scale is Divine Healing, 
which is more spiritual than mental, and looks 
more to the spirit than to the action of the 
mind for its effects. 

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL METHOD. 

Is there a psychological basis for the cure 
of bad habits and disease, or, in other words, 
is there a system or method by which a person 
can perfect himself, and which he can use to 
produce an effect that will satisfy his desires? 

The disciple of suggestion says there is, 
that the remedies are simple, and to a large 
extent lie in the patient himself, and thereby 
he has perpetuated his ideals in lasting form. 

First, remove the cause, never mind the 
symptom; get the patient to think right if you 
can, — if not, influence him to change his habits, 
especially in breathing. Teach him to breathe 
properly and the mental attributes will come 
later ; then if you are proficient in Psychometry 

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you will have no trouble in giving the right 
suggestion to the patient, and he will act upon 
it, — and a cure will ensue. 

There are three distinct classes dealing with 
disease. 

First — Those who believe in drugs. 

Second — Those who do not believe in drugs, 
but rely upon mental force. 

Third — Those who are purely non-conven- 
tional in methods and labor to get facts. 

The cure of any habit of mind or body must 
be psychological. 

The cure of disease is the repair of tissue 
by nature. A drug is useful insofar as it serves 
the same purpose a whip does for a horse. Our 
friends who refuse to use material means are 
no better off than others. A pain feels no dif- 
ferent after they tell us it is an error of thought. 

The Mental and Christian Scientists have 
brought out and forced others to admit the 
truth of telepathy, of suggestive Therapeutics 
and the power on mind over matter. 

Man is controlled by mind. Thought is spir- 
itual when it comes from the intuitive faculties, 
and for that reason some women can write and 
do better things than men; Their organism is 
finer, they are more spiritual, their habits make 
them more normal than men, who, as a rule are 
slaves to some habit which deprives them of 
a comprehensive knowledge of their psychic 
powers. 

The average man puts great stress upon rea- 
son, little dreaming that the most reasonable 

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thing ever spoken by mortal man came from 
the intuitive, or spiritual man. 

At the Congress of Religions during the 
World's Fair in Chicago they permitted the 
Lord's Prayer and agreed upon the saying "For 
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap." 

The teachers and prophets of bible times 
were well versed in psychometry and clair- 
voyancy. 

When Naaman, the leper, came to Judea to 
be healed, Elijah never took the trouble to see 
him, but told his servant to run out and meet 
him and tell him to change his habits, think 
good, go wash in the River Jordan seven times, 
and he would be healed. What was the result? 
Naaman was very much disappointed, lost his 
self-control, became very angry and rent his 
clothes, and wondered why Elijah did not in- 
vite him in and examine his pulse, look wise at 
his tongue, etc., but after he had vented his 
spleen and become passive, his servant sug- 
gested that he try it, — and when he complied 
he was healed. What healed Naaman? His 
belief which led him to try, — and his trial pro- 
duced the desired result. 

There are thousands of people today in the 
same fix as was Naaman, diseased in mind and 
body, and if you were to tell them what to do 
and how to do it, — knowing it would cure 
them, — they would die before they would ven- 
ture anything not in accordance with old es- 
tablished customs. 

Let us again quote from the man of Galilee 

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who was given the power to make everything 
plain to those who sought the truth, and one of 
His sayings was, "Seek ye the truth. " He also 
said "Seek ye the kingdom of heaven and its 
righteousness, and all things shall be added un- 
to you," and again, "Ask for whatsoever ye will 
believing and ye shall receive," and again, — "as 
a man thinketh in his heart so is he." 

He said to the' man who was paralyzed, 
"Take up thy bed and walk," and to the leper, 
"Stretch forth thy hand and be healed," and to 
the woman who touched the hem of His gar- 
ment, "Thy faith hath made thee whole." 

People are more apt to worship the man 
who endeavors to expound a new thought for 
the benefit of his fellow beings, than they are to 
take up with the ideas and teachings he has ex- 
pressed for their benefit. Such was the case 
with the Saviour; most of His followers wor- 
shiped Him and then quarreled among them- 
selves over His teachings, — which are very 
plain and to the point. 

ONE OF THE SECRETS OF HEALING 

Lies in the proper direction of thought 
force. We must not fix our attention, on sick- 
ness, sorrow and worries, but join the "Don't 
Worry Club," associate with healthy people, 
imbibe their vivacity and show them that you 
can and will be one of them, no matter what 
your surroundings may be. 

If you only persist in your undertakings 
you cannot fail. Keep on cultivating will pow- 

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er and concentration, and nothing can retard 
your progress. 

To cure most ills is to order them out of 
your mental establishment and fill the space 
with good common sense; when that begins to 
operate you will be on the right road. 

As long as you crowd your stomach, com- 
press your ribs and are influenced by other peo- 
ple's aches and pains, you will have a weak 
heart, or some other disease which may be as- 
cribed to ignorance. 

Never enter into emphatic controversy, but 
retain your composure, otherwise you place 
yourself in a condition of a negative nature, 
inviting disease of mind and body. 

"Harmony produces, discord destroys. " 
Christ said, "resist ye not evil." 

TO INDUCE THE PASSIVE CONDITION 

Assume as comfortable a position as possible; 
close the eyes, then slowly, without straining, 
inhale a long breath, at the same time raising 
the eyes as if looking into the head; then ex- 
hale slowly and cast the eyes down as if look- 
ing at the nose. Repeat several times. Do this 
without contracting the muscles; then stretch 
by raising the hands above t,he head, after 
which exhale slowly. 

In a short time you will become passive or 
non-resistant, drowsy or asleep, and in such 
condition you will be producing energy for 
your future use. 

While you are in the passive state your 

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spiritual, or intuitive mind is in control, and 
you will be benefited in mind as well as in body. 
After you have become proficient in producing 
the passive condition, then give yourself sug- 
gestions, or affirmations to produce results de- 
sired. 

THE POSITIVE CONDITION. 

Learn to be positive; no one but a positive 
person ever becomes successful. Christ em- 
phasized this when He said, — "let your an- 
swers be yea or nay." 

A positive person can become negative 
whenever he desires, but a negative person can 
never be positive until he first learns how. 

In learning to be positive you add to your 
will power, which next to desires, is the most 
essential thing to be cultivated, but remember 
that "as a man thinketh so is he," therefore cul- 
tivate your mental spiritual, that you may have 
the right kind of desires. 

Here is a good opportunity to mention a 
fact. A majority of people who are sick have 
habits to their detriment, have plenty of will 
power, but lack self-control, therefore they use 
their energy to load themselves up with what 
they do not want or need and eventually be- 
come diseased through lack of self-control. 

The body is the tenement in which man 
dwells ; he can make it what he may choose by 
intention, provided his intentions are in the 
right direction. 

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When you have perfected yourself in the 
art of being positive mentally- and spiritually, 
and passive physically — you have made the first 
step of attaining the heaven within. 
FOODS. 

Foods play a very important part in the his- 
tory of man. The nutritive value of foods is 
based on oils such as butter, wheat, phosphates, 
nuts, grains, fruit and sugar. 

The preparation of foods has become a sci- 
ence, particularly the art of making canned 
goods, — and money. 

Science tells us that seventy per cent of an 
ordinary person's energy is to consume his food 
and to think, — therefore, be careful what you 
eat. 

Average meat contains forty per cent of 
water, twenty per cent of waste matter, and it 
take from three to five hours to digest; so the 
person who eats must manufacture the energy 
to consume it, and it contains no nutriment for 
his use but what may be found in other foods. 

There is nothing that causes the American 
people more trouble than the maufactured 
foods they are compelled to eat. 

The greatest bane of digestion is the ex- 
ploited white wheat flour, from which nearly 
all the nourishment has been taken for the use 
of animals. 

Next comes the use of animal food and the 
improper use of meats. 

By referring to the following tables of nu- 
tritive values and the digestibility of foods, the 

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selection of a suitable diet for specific cases will 
be greatly facilitated, for it is plain that a food 
may be highly nutritive and yet very difficult 
to digest; such a condition would be worse 
than a medium nutritive quality and easy diges- 
tion. 

No table can be arranged which would be 
suitable for every individual peculiarity of di- 
gestive organs ; all operate as factors which are 
hardly capable of being accurately estimated. 
One's own experience must be a modifying ele- 
ment in all selections, or, in other words, use 
your own judgment after you have studied 
your case and know yourself. 

TABLE OF FOOD VAIUES AND 

Article Value 

Sugar 98 

Olive oil 96 

Butter 95 

Wheat bread, baked 95 

Peas, dry, soup boiled 93 

Barley 92 

Rice, boiled 88 

Beans, dry boiled 87 

Rye flour 79 

Oat meal 74 

Almonds, raw 66 

Flour, unbolted 35 

Mutton, roast 30 

Plums, raw 29 

Chicken fricassed 27 

Grapes, raw 27 

Eggs, whipped 26 

Eggs, boiled soft 26 

Beef, boiled, roast, etc 26 

Veal, roasted 25 

Cherries 25 

Venison 21 

Pork, roast 21 

Flour, bolted — in bread 21 

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DIGESTIBILITY 


Time to Digest 


Hours 


Minutes 


2 


40 


3 


40 


2 


40 


3 


40 


1 


40 


2 




2 




2 


30 


3 




2 


30 


2 


30 


2 


30 


3 


15 


2 


30 


2 


45 


2 


20 


1 


30 


2 


30 


3 to 5 




4 


30 


2 


30 


3 


15 


3 


15 


3 


, . 



Peaches 20 2 30 

Soup, barley 18 2 

Haddock, boiled 18 2 30 

Potatoes, Irish, roasted 13 2 . 30 

Strawberries, raw 12 2 40 

Apples, sweet and sour 10 1 30 

Carrots, boiled 10 3 30 

Pears, raw 10 2 30 

Cabbage, boiled 7 3 45 

Milk, raw 7 2 15 

Turnips, boiled 4 3 30 

Melons, raw . • 3 2 

Cucumbers 2 3 30 

The following table might be useful to the 
student in selecting foods after having experi- 
mented with the preceding tablet: 

Time to Digest 
Article Hours Minutes 

Pigs feet 1 

Tripe 1 

Trout, Salmon — fresh 1 30 

Sago, boiled 1 40 

Tapioca, boiled 2 40 

Liver, beef, boiled 2 

Cabbage, raw, with vinegar 2 

Cake, sponge 2 30 

Parsnips, boiled 2 45 

Custards, baked 2 45 

Hash, meat and vegetables 2 45 

Bass, fresh 3 45 

Chicken soup 3 

Dumplings, apple 3 

Corn bread 3 15 

Cheese, old, strong 3 30 

Turnips, boiled 3 30 

Green corn and beans, boiled 3 45 

Beets 3 45 

In eating, control your appetite at every 
meal. The average man should eat as little 

meat as possible and should abstain from 
stimulants and narcotics of every kind. 

Prof. Leibig, one of the greatest of modern 
scientists says: "Stimulants are a mortgage on 

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the body whereby the interest eats up the prin- 
ciple, and the result is bankruptcy of the body." 

SLEEP. 

Is a very important factor in man's pursuit 
of health, wealth and happiness. Sleep during 
the dark hours is more recuperating and bene- 
ficial than during the light hours. The solar 
fluids during the light hours are flowing 
towards the sun and sky, while during the dark 
hours it is the reverse and man receives the 
benefit and becomes more spiritual. 

TO CONTROL SLEEP. 

Lie on the back, without stiffness, no pillow, 
if possible to do without, feet apart, palms of 
the hands down three or four inches from the 
body; fingers separated, lips closed and teeth 
separated, inhale and exhale* slowly for one or 
two moments, then change the breathing so 
as to exhale every third breath through the lips. 
Slowly repeat this part of the exercise three 
times, — 

Then inhale slowly, fill the lungs full of air, 
and while the lungs are producing the neces- 
sary nourishment for nerve centers, stretch, — 
bring every muscle of the body into play. 

Repeat the exercise until drowsy, then turn 
on your right side and compose yourself to 
sleep. 

IMPORTANT. No results can be expected 
until the student has become proficient in the 
breathing exercises, also will power, and self- 
control. 

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Thirty per cent of the waste of the body is 
cast off through the nose of a normal person, — 
therefore, learn normal breathing. 

Thirty per cent of the waste of the body is 
cast off through the pores of the skin; at the 
same time the air invigorates and assists in its 
nourishment. The best habit by which to as- 
sist the skin is to take a warm sponge bath at 
night, as it cleans and assists the pores to elim- 
inate waste during the passive sleep interim, 
while the blood is drawn to the involuntary 
organs that produce the energy we expand dur- 
ing the positive or wakeful ones. 

You can help the skin by a cold sponge (this 
is meant to be as cold as feels good), in the 
morning, bringing the blood to the surface that 
it may assist in its nourishment and keep it in a 
healthy condition. The sponge bath need not 
be of over five minutes duration. 

Thirty per cent of the waste of the body 
should be cast off through the kidneys. If the 
weather is cold the kidneys eliminate more, — 
if warm, less, and the skin more. As sixty per 
cent of our waste is thrown off by breathing 
and eliminating through the pores of the skin, 
there can be no excuse for not breathing prop- 
erly, and taking the necessary baths to insure 
health. 

The kidneys will regulate themselves if you 
drink plenty of good water. 

The remaining ten per cent of the waste is 
passed off through the intestines; which do 

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their part if you eat food that is easily digested 
and has the right kind of nourishment. 

It is not generally known that the body is 
a storage battery, and under proper conditions 
is capable of storing up nourishment in form of 
fat, muscular tissue, upon which it can subsist 
for an indefinite period. 

Never cross the feet or clasp the hands un- 
necessarily; by clasping the hands or crossing 
the feet you short-circuit yourself. Those fa- 
miliar with electricity know when this is done 
something has to give, and usually it is con- 
sumed. 

SUGGESTIONS RELATING TO 
HEALTH. 

First, sleep in a room where there is plenty 
of ventilation; keep the window open at the 
top. 

Second: take a warm sponge bath at night, 
and cold rub in the morning. After the sponge 
in the morning drink a small quantity of water; 
then take a good breathing spell, — Exercise 
No. 3, for three or five minutes. Do so while 
naked, as you breathe through the pores of the 
skin, and give them a chance to properly elim- 
inate some of the foul gases they have gener- 
ated during the night. This is very essential 
and should be persisted in. (The exercises for 
breathing quite naked should be begun in pleas- 
ant weather, and continued as long as it is a 
pleasure to do so). All breathing exercises 
should be performed in as pure air as your sur- 

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roundings admit of, and those who are unable 
to go out doors should begin by putting down 
the window a little from the top and increase 
the space until it is wide open, then begin to 
take off a little at a time until it is wide open, 
then begin to take off a lit,tle at a time of the 
clothing and covers, until you have on nothing 
whatever. This will assist the solar plexus and 
stimulate the nervous system. 

If you eat properly, contract good habits, 
and take the necessary baths, thereby controll- 
ing the eliminating organs of the body and 
assimilating the pure material of your organ- 
ism your good thoughts will be proportionate, 
and you will be able to carry out your thoughts 
in action. If you desire to assist your fellow 
man with the knowledge of suggestion and 
magnetic healing the following lessons are very 
useful for the 

TREATMENT OF DISEASE. 

First, get the patient in a passive condition; get 
him to sit or lie down in a comfortable position, tem- 
perature about 65 or 70 degrees, if possible ; then cause 
him to breathe regularly, and as he inhales have him 
say mentally, — "the blood circulates freely in," — and 
as he exhales — "my shoulders ;" then repeat and say 
next time, — "in my elbows;" then again, — "in my 
hands ;" then the next, — "in my hips ;" then, — "in 
my knees ;" then, — "in my feet." This will cause him 
to become passive, and the blood will circulate freely. 

HEAD AND NECK TREATMENT. 

Place the right hand over the temples and in front, 
— the left palm on the back of the neck ; three minutes 
in all treatments. 

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Breathe in unison with the patient ; relax the pres- 
sure of the hands as the breath is inhaled, and while 
the breath is being expelled press lightly with the 
hands. The reason for this is; Magnetism goes first, 
blood follows, and a normal flow of blood always 
nourishes. 

While treating the patient think of what you want 
to accomplish to the exclusion of everything else, — 
use will. 

By pressing and relaxing, you cause the blood to 
change every breath. After a few minutes' trial of the 
above in case the desired results are not obtained, 
change the right hand to the neck and place the left 
hand on that portion of the head where the pain is 
located and repeat the breathing in unison — using the 
will. If the patient is in the right condition, and you 
have the right control of yourself, you cannot fail. The 
latter part of the treatment should be of longer dura- 
tion than the first, for the reason that you cause the 
magnetism to surge both ways by changing ; the latter 
part of the treatment is usually the most efficacious. 
Move the left hand to the afflicted part. 

STOMACH, LOWER CHEST AND KIDNEY 
TREATMENT. 

Place left hand on small of back, — repeat first 
part of other treatments, — then change the right hand 
to the back of and left to the seat of pain. Use the 
will for what you want and you will get the desired 
results. 

LOWER LIMBS, BOWELS, ETC. 

Place the left hand between the hips, the right in 
front, for a few minutes, then reverse. — Put the right 
in place of the left, and the left on the seat of the 
trouble. Use the will as in other treatments. 

There are a number of treatments for the head 
and neck when the general treatment does not have 
the desired effect. 

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RELIEF FOR NEURALGIA IN THE TEMPLES. 

Stand behind the patient, place the left hand on 
the left temple and your right on the right temple. 
Repeat the breathing and will. 

FOR DEAFNESS. 

Place your left second finger in patient's left ear, the 
right in the right ear; keep the fingers separated. Re- 
peat the breathing and keep as passive as you can 
under the circumstances, use the will. Relax and com- 
press the fingers as you breathe and after a few min- 
utes of breathing remove the fingers, place the hand 
on the shoulder, inhale a long breath, hold a few sec- 
onds, then compress the mouth, open the lips like the 
letter O, bend down and slowly blow into the ear. 
This is called the magnetic breath, and will soon warm 
the ear. Repeat this two or three times ; then put the 
finger in the ear again and repeat the first part, and 
when you think you have treated long enough, let the 
patient draw in as long a breath as possible, then open 
the mouth wide and expel the breath as quickly as 
possible. Have the patient do this three or four 
times ; then repeat the treatment as often as necessary. 

FOR SORE THROAT. 

Place the hands under the chin, — palms under the 
ear, — do not let the fingers touch the chin ; exercise 
the breathing as before, and use the will. This treat- 
ment usually causes the saliva to flow freely and is 
useful in indigestion. In addition to the above, have 
the patient, after inhaling as much air as possible, puff 
out the cheeks and work the jaws sidewise. Have him 
do this as long as he can, holding the air in the mouth, 
then expel the breath through the nose. This is also 
good for a bad taste in the mouth in the morning. It 
is also very beneficial for weak eyes, and should be 
practiced so as to throw the cheek up to the eye. Do 
this one side at a time. 

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There are several treatments for the upper part of 
the body. Place the right hand on the spine between 
the shoulders, the left over the seat of the trouble ; 
take the breathing exercises and use the will. This is 
good for the lungs or ailment of lower throat. 

FOR PLEURISY, PAIN IN SIDE, NECK, SPLEEN 
OR KIDNEYS. 

Place the right hand on small of the back of the 
patient, left hand over the seat of pain ; use the breath- 
ing exercises and will. 

FOR THE BOWELS OR BLADDER. 

Place the right hand on the lower part of the spine, 
the left over the seat of pain. Use the breathing exer- 
cises and the will. 

To the ordinary person it may seem strange that 
every treatment used for magnetic healing requires 
the breathing exercises, as explained in the first part. 
Magnetism comes from air and goes to earth. Before 
treatments, have the patient drink a little water, as 
water conveys magnetic fluids and is a regulator of 
several parts of the body. 

SELF TREATMENT. 

Sit or recline as has been described; make yourself 
as comfortable as possible; be careful not to contract 
the muscles; place the hands on the legs, finger ends 
touching the large artery on inside, draw the elbows 
slightly back and take the breathing exercises. When 
the palms become moist and the blood circulates 
freely on the back of the hands, you are in good con- 
dition for self treatment. 

Any of the following treatments are good for vari- 
ous troubles, and can be used as necessity may require. 

Place the palm of left hand on back of the neck, 
the right covering the temples; inhale long breaths 
slowly, press the hands as you exhale and relax as you 
inhale. Have fixed ideas of what you want and the 
pain will cease. In the next treatment carry out the in- 

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structions already given and add the following: Place 
the hands on the side of the head, the ear between the 
thumb and finger ends, the latter on the temples. 
Breathe, etc. Another: Place the second finger of 
each hand in the ears ; next place the palm of the hand 
on the jugular vein of the throat, fingers apart; do not 
let the wrist touch, breathe, etc. 

If convenient for the patient, any other treatment 
can be done by placing the right hand opposite on the 
back and left on the seat of pain ; take the breathing 
exercises and use the will. In a large number of cases 
you can add to this, taking the breathing exercises; 
the blood circulates freely as you inhale; then name 
the parts as you exhale. Rheumatism yields to sug- 
gestion. Catarrh can be cured. Drink plenty of 
water, attend to the diet and bath, and several times a 
day take any of the ten-second breathing exercises, 
with the addition ; when the lungs are full of air place 
the second finger at the bridge of the nose, with each 
hand press, to stop the air from escaping: fingers 
apart, then let the breath out slowly on one side until 
all is expelled ; then inhale through the side already 
used and exhale through the other. Alternate this 
for five minutes, then rest fifteen minutes. Repeat ex- 
ercises three times. Do this often where there is good 
air, and you can cure the worst case in a short time. 

This treatment will cure a bad cold, if you will 
only take into consideration the necessary diet and 
the bath. 

TO OVERCOME FEAR. 

As quickly as possible draw the lungs full of air, 
raise the hands the height of the shoulders, fingers 
separated, draw the left arm only back as far as pos- 
sible; at the same time bend the elbow and slightly 
raise it, hold the breath, then exhale slowly, at the 
same time bring the hands down. Repeat a number 
of times. This exercise is also good for palpitation of 
the heart. 

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Another: Draw in the breath suddenly, at the 
same time bring both hands to the upper bowels 
towards the left side, and press upwards the lungs, 
hold the breath, then exhale, as before, and repeat. 

Another: Rapidly draw in the breath, at the same 
time throw up the hands up to the side of the head, 
reach as high as you can; while in this position take 
as long a breathing spell as you can, then lower the 
hands and repeat. The object of the first part of the 
exercise is to relieve the pressure around the heart 
and solar plexus, and by raising the hands and arms 
you can accomplish this. 

EXERCISES FOR THE BLUES. 

Drink some water; stand or sit in a chair, inhale 
the breath in a jerky manner, — similar to a sigh, — fill 
the lungs full, then try to get in some more, at the 
same time raise the elbows to the height of breast, 
hands opposite the ears, fingers drawn up and apart 
and slightly bent, hold the breath as long as possible 
and draw up the muscles of the abdomen, then exhale 
slowly, at the same time bringing the hands down 
outward from the hips. Repeat and give suggestions, 
—"I will — (with what you may want)." Do this 
while the lungs are full of air, then exhale. 

DOUBT. 

Doubt in a thoughtless way- 
Said a trick she would play, 

That would hinder knowledge from spreading. 
So she constructed a hesitating lane 
That has kept many from fame 

Who has treaded its way unheeding. 

But thought came with her light 
Showing people they might 

Overcome all difficulties in turn; 
If they would only think right 
Then work with all their might 

In seeking for wisdom to learn. 

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For what wisdom has known 
She seldom needs to be shown 

After experience has taught the way. 
For every cause there is an effect 
Which the wise never neglect 

When seeking for knowledge when they may. 

Doubt is quite useless in a way 
In the researches of our day 

And will eventually come to naught. 
For she never can keep pace 
With experience in a race 

When wisdom and knowledge are sought. 

LIQUOR HABIT. 

Business is a seed that begins at a mere nothing, 
and its commercial success is a spring that widens into 
a river which engulfs, then drowns, the masses, while 
the few rule, then eventually sail over them. 

The present system of commercialism is the pre- 
dominating factor in all the undertakings of all our so 
called civilization, and now has such power that it 
virtually rules over our educational, religious, social 
and political ethics, laws and in fact all of our institu- 
tions. 

The present incentive for education is the purpose 
of personal commercial gain, and from its greed it has 
brought about customs that have caused the people of 
the United States to spend seven times as much for 
liquor and five times as much for tobacco as they do 
for bread, and it is a fact that the largest amount of 
taxes collected is for the purpose of maintaining our 
penal institutions and asylums that have been filled by 
the unfortunate victims of our system of commercial 
greed. 

The average reader cares very little about dry 
statistics but if he has a relative or friend who is dear 
to him who has undesirable habits, he should at least 
take interest in him to the extent of suggesting that 
there is a way to overcome them. 

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Much has been written and many suggestions 
given for the treatment of the liquor habit, thousands 
of remedies have been advertised, and some of our 
most prominent professional men have given the sub- 
ject careful study (on the lines they have been edu- 
cated in), but in doing so a majority have overlooked 
the fact that the cure of any habit of mind or body 
must be psychological. 

The cure of disease is a repair of tissue by nature, 
which in many cases can be helped by the knowledge 
and experience of our professional men. The only cure 
for the liquor habit is to QUIT using it. Remove the 
cause, change habit, then you will have removed the 
cause. 

After many years' experience it has been demon- 
strated that the following suggestions properly car- 
ried out will cure the worst case of liquor habit. 

First — the patient must take a warm sponge bath 
at night. 

Second — take a cool sponge in the morning. 

Third — must practice the breathing lessons, and 
become proficient in exercises for will power, self 
control and concentration. 

Fourth — The materia medica is simply a half 
pound of epsom salts in a pint of water; take a tea- 
spoonful three times a day ; use your own judgment ; 
a can of condensed milk, some sugar and a package of 
genuine cayenne (red) pepper; drink several times a 
day plenty of hot water seasoned with the milk, sugar 
and pepper. 

Fifth — select a suitable diet from the page of 
foods ; eat without drinking if possible ; after your 
meal drink the pepper tea and in a short time you will 
need no stimulants or narcotics of any kind. 

Liquor, tobacco and coffee will be of no value to 
you. You will be Master of Yourself, and if you desire 
to reap what you sow, suggest to others your experi- 
ence that they may profit by it. 

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